Prevalence and characterization of metallo-β-lactamases in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-135

  Luzzaro, Francesco ^a   Endimiani, Andrea ^a   Docquier, Jean Denis ^b   Mugnaioli, Claudia ^b   Bonsignori, Mattia ^a   Amicosante, Gianfranco ^c   Rossolini, Gian Maria ^b   Toniolo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; AMIKACIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; EDETIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; IMP BETA LACTAMASE; INOSINE PHOSPHATE; MEROPENEM; METAL CHELATE; PIPERACILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIM 1 BETA LACTAMASE; VIM 2 BETA LACTAMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC CODE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCREENING;

EID: 1242337997     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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